2 Corinteni 8:4

Romanian Cornilescu Translation

Şi ne-au rugat cu mari stăruinţe pentru harul şi părtăşia la această strîngere de ajutoare pentru sfinţi.

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that: 2 Corinthians 8:18, 2 Corinthians 8:19, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, 2 Kings 5:15, 2 Kings 5:16, Acts 16:15, 1 Corinthians 16:3, 1 Corinthians 16:4

the ministering: 2 Corinthians 9:1, 2 Corinthians 9:12-14, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 12:50, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:44, Matthew 25:45, Mark 14:7, John 19:26, John 19:27, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 9:39-41, Acts 11:29, Acts 24:17, Romans 15:25, Romans 15:26, 1 Corinthians 16:1, 1 Corinthians 16:3, 1 Corinthians 16:4, 1 Corinthians 16:15, Galatians 2:10, Galatians 6:10, 1 Timothy 5:10, Philemon 1:5, Philemon 1:6, Hebrews 6:10, 1 John 3:16-18

Reciprocal: Judges 5:9 - offered Isaiah 14:2 - and the house Isaiah 60:9 - thy sons Romans 15:31 - and that 2 Corinthians 8:6 - grace Galatians 2:9 - fellowship

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Praying us with much entreaty,.... They not only gave freely, being unasked by the apostles; but they sought to them, and earnestly entreated them,

that they would receive the gift; the beneficence, what they had so freely and generously collected: and

the fellowship of the ministering to the saints; what they had communicated for the service of the poor saints at Jerusalem, in which they testified their having and holding fellowship with the churches of Christ; and that they would receive it at their hands, and take it upon them, and carry it to Jerusalem, and distribute to the poor saints there, as should seem to them most proper and convenient; which they accordingly agreed to; see Romans 15:25.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Praying us with much entreaty - Earnestly entreating me to receive the contribution and convey it to the poor and afflicted saints in Judea.

And take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints - Greek, “that we would take the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.” They asked of us to take part in the labor of conveying it to Jerusalem. The occasion of this distress which made the collection for the saints of Judea necessary, was probably the famine which was predicted by Agabus, and which occurred in the time of Claudius Caesar; see note on Acts 11:28. Barnabas was associated with Paul in conveying the contribution to Jerusalem; Act 6:30. Paul was unwilling to do it unless they particularly desired it, and he seems to have insisted that some person should be associated with him; 2Co 8:20; 1 Corinthians 16:3-4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Corinthians 8:4. Praying us with much entreaty — We had not to solicit them to this great act of kindness; they even entreated us to accept their bounty, and to take on ourselves the administration or application of it to the wants of the poor in Judea.